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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Convicted Of 'Offending Religious Feelings' In Poland

According to Notes From Poland, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has been convicted for offending religious feelings by a court in Warsaw. The charges stemmed from an image the Polish musician posted on social media showing a foot stamping on a picture of the Virgin Mary. Darski was ordered to...

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How COREY TAYLOR's Wedding Night Was Nearly Derailed By Car Trouble

Corey Taylor's wife has recounted a hilarious incident that nearly derailed the couple's wedding day more than a year ago. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman married Alicia Taylor, a professional dancer and a member of the all-girl dance group CHERRY BOMBS, in October 2019 in their hometown of Las...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: Music Is More Important Than Ever For Me

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, about the role of music in his life, especially as someone who got sober and found faith more than a decade and a half ago. "I just feel like music is so important for the human soul — for some mo...

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SUNSTORM Feat. RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO: Music Video For 'Afterlife'

SUNSTORM, a project created, overseen, and directed by president and A&R director of Frontiers Records Serafino Perugino, was originally designed to showcase a musical style similar to singer Joe Lynn Turner's melodic rock/AOR roots. After five successful releases, SUNSTORM will now be a vehicle...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL Mourns Death Of Influential Jazz Drummer MILFORD GRAVES

ALICE IN CHAINS frontman William DuVall has mourned the passing of Milford Graves, a pioneering jazz drummer most commonly associated with the free jazz movement. Graves died of congestive heart failure on February 12 at the age of 79. DuVall, who spent more than a decade working on a yet-to-be-rele...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Believes MEGADETH-Branded 'Megacruise' Will Return

In a new interview with the "Fantasm" podcast, David Ellefson said that he believes there will be another installment of the MEGADETH-branded Megacruise. "All the cruises, of course, have now been pushed back to next year," he said (hear audio below). "But, yeah, it was successful, and the fans love...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR To Release New Studio Album This Year

Sweden's self-coined "street metallers" HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have signed a deal with Golden Robot Records for Australia, New Zealand, South America, USA and Canada. The band's new album will be released later this year. Mark Alexander-Erber, president and founder of Golden Robot, said in a statement:...

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QUIET RIOT's ALEX GROSSI: 'The World Is Definitely A Quieter Place Without' FRANKIE BANALI

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi was recently interviewed by Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he misses most about late QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who died last August after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Alex said: "I miss just having...

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QUEEN Tried Recording New Song With ADAM LAMBERT But 'Couldn't Get There'

QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor have revealed to Classic Rock magazine that they tried to record a new song with singer Adam Lambert but they ultimately decided against releasing it. "We did record a song which we haven't actually finished," Taylor said. "I can't remember what it's called. I thin...

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ROY MAYORGA: VINNIE PAUL Was 'The JOHN BONHAM Of Metal'

Roy Mayorga spoke to "That Jamieson Show" about what it was like to join HELLYEAH as the replacement for PANTERA drum legend Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died nearly three years ago at his home in Las Vegas. "I'm happy I was there to help the guys get through it and carry the torch for Vinnie," the 50-ye...

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AMORPHIS Begins Recording 14th Studio Album

Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS have entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourteenth album. The follow-up to "Queen Of Time" is tentatively due later this year via Nuclear Blast. "Queen Of Time" came out in May 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 20...

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Hear GRETA VAN FLEET's New Single 'Heat Above'

Grammy-winning band GRETA VAN FLEET has announced a new single, "Heat Above". It is the third track released from their forthcoming sophomore studio album, "The Battle At Garden's Gate", produced by Greg Kurstin (Paul McCartney, FOO FIGHTERS, Adele) and due out April 16 (Lava/Republic Records). "He...

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PAUL STANLEY Says He Spoke With MARY WILSON Just Days Before Her Death: 'She Was Vibrant And Totally Alive'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has mourned the passing of Mary Wilson, saying that he spoke to her only days earlier. THE SUPREMES co-founder died Monday (February 8). She was 76. Wilson "passed away suddenly" at her Henderson, Nevada home, the singer's longtime friend and publicist Jay Schwartz said in...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Drops Reimagined Version Of 'Extinct By Instinct'

AUGUST BURNS RED has dropped a reimagined version of "Extinct By Instinct". The original version with vocals and lyrics appears on 2020's "Guardians" album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums, Rock Albums and the Vinyl Albums charts upon release. This version of the song has b...

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JAMES DURBIN Explains Why He Doesn't Listen To The Two Albums He Recorded With QUIET RIOT

In a new interview with Talking Metal, James Durbin reflected on his time as the singer for QUIET RIOT. Durbin recorded two studio albums with QUIET RIOT — 2017's "Road Rage" and 2019's "Hollywood Cowboys" — during his three-year stint with the group. In September 2019, QUIET RIOT parted ways with D...